Ice-pitcher



`(1vol/infiel() I v J. E. WHITE.

. IUE PITCHER.

No. 377,820, Patented Peb. 14, 1838,

UNITED l STATES JAMEs E. WHITE, E MALDEN, AssieNoE To JAMEs w. TUErs, oE MEDEoED,

.ATENT EEICE.

MASSACHUSETTS. y

ICEQPITCHER.

SPECIPICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 377,820, dated February 14, ieee.

Application filed August 25, 1887. Serial No. 247,884. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, JAMES E. WHITE, of Malden, in the county of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Ice-Pitchers, 'of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of an ice- Io pitcher having my improvement applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation-of the same. Fig.3is a planof the top 'of the pitcher, showing'the catch swung to one side to release the cover.

lI5 In tipping up an ordinary ice-pitcher to pour out the water, the hinged lid or cover, having no fastening device to secure it when closed, is liable to be opened by the ice being thrown forward againstit,thus allowing'pieces 2o of ice to fall out or the water to be spilled, and to prevent this it is customary to hol-d the cover down with one hand while'the pitcher is being tipped up with the other.

To overcome this difficulty is the object of my invention, which consists in the combination, with the body of an ice-pitcher and its hinged cover, of aswiveling catch, which can be readily moved into a position to prevent the cover when closed from being raised or swung to one side'to'release the cover when it is desired to gain access to the interior of the pitcher, as hereinafter set forth.

In thesaid drawings, A represents the body of a metallic ice-pitcher, to the neck of which is hinged,in the ordinary manner, atb, the lid ,or cover B.

G is a swiveling catch consisting of an arm formed of spring metal, having at one end an eye, which fits over a stud, e, Fig. 2, secured to and projecting up from the upper side of the spout'D of the pitcher. Over this stud, which is provided with a screw thread, is turnedanut, f, which, when rmly screwed down to a bearing, leaves sufficient space between its under side and the shoulder 5 of the stud e to allow the catch C to swivel freely on said stud.

The catch may be pivotedin any other suitable manner, and instead of beingsecured to the upper surface of the spout may bepivoted upon the upper edge of the neck of the pitcher or a projection thereon. The free end of the swiveling catch C is bent around, as shown,

Aclosed and the catch Gis swung thereover into the position seen in Figs. l and 2 the cover will be held securely in place, so that -if the ice is thrown against it in tipping up the pitcher to pourout the water it will be imf possible for it' to -be thrown open, and consequently all liability of the ice falling .out or f the water being spilled is effectually prevented,

and all 4necessity of holding the cover down with one hand while pouring out the water, as heretofore, avoided. Y

When it is desiredto gain access to the interior of the pitcher, it is merely necesmry to swing the catch around into the position seen in Fig. 3, when the cover B is free to. be raised upon its hinge,as usual.

The above-described swiveling catch possesses theadvantages of great simplicity and ease of operation, while there is no liability of it getting out of order.

My improvement is particularly adapted to ice-pitchers, loutl may be appliedto pitchers used for other purposes, if desired.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. In an ice-pitcher, the combination, wit-h the body'A and its hinged cover B, of a swiveling catch, 0,. consisting of a spring-arm piv-V otcd at one end and adapted to be swung over the hinged cover B and enter a notch or depression therein, substantially as described.

2. In an ice-pitcher, the combination, with the body A andits hinged cover B, of aswiveling catch, C, consisting of a spring-arm pivoted at one end to the spout D, and adapted to be swung over the hinged cover B and enter a notch or depression therein, substantially as described.

Witness my hand this 19th-day of August,

JAMES E. WHITE. In presence of- Y P. E. TnsonEMAonEn,

' J oHN BROWN. 

